Louisiana Department Of Health Tiered Waiver: Questions & Answers

The document is a fact sheet issued on July 16, 2018, by the Louisiana Department of Health (LDH). The state launched a new Medicaid home-and community-based services (HCBS) tiered waiver to end the waiver waiting list for individuals with intellectual/developmental disability (I/DD). The new approach prioritizes the wait list by the person’s level of need. Previously, people on the waiting list were not awarded service slots until their names rose to the top of the list . . .